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On 17 July 2023, both Tan and [[Cheng Li Hui]] simultaneously resigned from Parliament and as members of the PAP due to "propriety and personal conduct".<ref name="TanCheng">{{cite web |title=Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin, MP Cheng Li Hui resign over 'propriety and personal conduct' |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tan-chuan-jin-mp-cheng-li-hui-resign-parliament-speaker-pap-pmo-3633646 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717050859/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tan-chuan-jin-mp-cheng-li-hui-resign-parliament-speaker-pap-pmo-3633646 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref> Prime Minister and PAP's Secretary-General [[Lee Hsien Loong]] confirmed that |
On 17 July 2023, both Tan and [[Cheng Li Hui]] simultaneously resigned from Parliament and as members of the PAP due to "propriety and personal conduct".<ref name="TanCheng">{{cite web |title=Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin, MP Cheng Li Hui resign over 'propriety and personal conduct' |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tan-chuan-jin-mp-cheng-li-hui-resign-parliament-speaker-pap-pmo-3633646 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717050859/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tan-chuan-jin-mp-cheng-li-hui-resign-parliament-speaker-pap-pmo-3633646 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref> Prime Minister and PAP's Secretary-General [[Lee Hsien Loong]] confirmed that Tan, who is married, and Cheng were having an extramarital affair, since at least 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goh |first=Yan Han |date=2023-07-17 |title=Inappropriate relationship between Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui continued despite counselling: PM Lee |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/inappropriate-relationship-between-tan-chuan-jin-and-cheng-li-hui-continued-despite-counselling-pm-lee |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> In a statement, Lee responded to their resignation letters that their resignations were "necessary" to "to maintain the high standards of propriety and personal conduct which the PAP has upheld all these years."<ref>{{cite web |date=17 July 2023 |title=PMO {{!}} Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin's resignation |url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Statement-by-PM-Lee-Hsien-Loong-on-Speaker-Tan-Chuan-Jin-resignation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717055752/https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Statement-by-PM-Lee-Hsien-Loong-on-Speaker-Tan-Chuan-Jin-resignation |archive-date=17 July 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=Prime Minister's Office Singapore |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=17 July 2023 |title=PMO {{!}} Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on MP Cheng Li Hui's resignation |url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Statement-by-PM-Lee-Hsien-Loong-on-MP-Cheng-Li-Hui-resignation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717055836/https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/Statement-by-PM-Lee-Hsien-Loong-on-MP-Cheng-Li-Hui-resignation |archive-date=17 July 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=Prime Minister's Office Singapore |language=en}}</ref> Their respective parliamentary seats at Marine Parade GRC and Tampines GRC were subsequently left vacant, and the workload for Tan's Kembangan–Chai Chee division of Marine Parade GRC and Cheng's Tampines East division of Tampines GRC were distributed among the other MPs in their respective GRCs. Tan also resigned his position as Speaker of the Parliament.<ref name="TanCheng"/> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
Revision as of 13:16, 17 July 2023
Tan Chuan-Jin | |
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陈川仁 | |
Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore | |
In office 11 September 2017 – 17 July 2023 | |
Deputy | Charles Chong Lim Biow Chuan Christopher de Souza Jessica Tan |
Preceded by | Halimah Yacob |
Succeeded by | Jessica Tan (Acting) |
Minister for Social and Family Development | |
In office 9 April 2015 – 10 September 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Chan Chun Sing |
Succeeded by | Desmond Lee |
Minister for Manpower | |
In office 1 May 2014 – 4 May 2015 Acting: 1 August 2012 – 30 April 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
Succeeded by | Lim Swee Say |
Senior Minister of State for National Development | |
In office 1 August 2012 – 31 August 2013 | |
Minister | Khaw Boon Wan |
Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Kembangan–Chai Chee) | |
In office 7 May 2011 – 17 July 2023 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Edwin Tong (PAP) |
Majority | 20,143 (15.52%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Singapore | 10 January 1969
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | People's Action Party (2011–2023) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | London School of Economics (BS) King's College London (MA) National University of Singapore (MPA) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Singapore Army |
Years of service | 1987–2011 |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Commands | Commander, Army Training and Doctrine Command Commander, 3rd Division Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Plans) Commander, 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade Army Attaché, Jakarta Commanding Officer, 3rd Guards Battalion |
Tan Chuan-Jin (Chinese: 陈川仁; pinyin: Chén Chuānrén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chhoan-jîn; born 10 January 1969) is a Singaporean former politician and brigadier-general who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 2017 and 2023. He has been serving as President of the Singapore National Olympic Council since 2014. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Kembangan–Chai Chee division of Marine Parade GRC between 2011 and 2023.[1]
Prior to entering politics, Tan served in the Singapore Army between 1987 and 2011 and attained the rank Brigadier-General. He made his political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC and won 56.65% of the vote.
Tan has served as Senior Minister of State for National Development between 2012 and 2013, Minister for Manpower between 2012 and 2015, and Minister for Social and Family Development between 2015 and 2017 before his appointment as Speaker of Parliament in 2017. On 17 July 2023, Tan resigned as an MP and from the PAP after revelations of an extramarital affair, alongside his position as Speaker.
Education
Tan attended Anglo-Chinese School and Raffles Junior College before graduating from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics under the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship.
He also completed a Master of Arts degree in defence studies at King's College London,[2] and a Master of Public Administration degree at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in 2008.
Career
Military career
Tan enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces in 1987 and was commissioned as an officer in the Singapore Army before attaining the rank Brigadier-General. During his time in the military, he held various command and staff positions, including Commanding Officer of the 3rd Guards Battalion, Army Attaché at the Singapore embassy in Jakarta, Commander of the 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade, Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Plans), Commander of the 3rd Division, and Commander of the Army Training and Doctrine Command.[3][4] In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Tan was the commander of the Singapore Armed Forces Humanitarian Assistance Task Force deployed to Meulaboh.[5][6] He was also the chairman of the executive committee of the Singapore National Day Parade in 2009.
On 25 March 2011, Tan retired from the Singapore Armed Forces to enter politics.
Political career
Tan was announced as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate joining the five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC during the 2011 general election. After the PAP team won with 56.65% of the vote against the National Solidarity Party, Tan became a Member of Parliament representing the Kembangan–Chai Chee ward of Marine Parade GRC.[7]
On 1 August 2012, he was appointed Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development and Acting Minister for Manpower.[7] During his tenure at the Ministry of National Development, Tan worked with heritage, nature, environmental and animal welfare groups on issues related to the Rail Corridor and Bukit Brown Cemetery. He also worked on issues which led to Sisters' Islands being designated as Singapore's first marine park, as well as amendments being made to the Animal and Birds Act.[8]
On 1 September 2013, Tan relinquished his appointment at the Ministry of National Development and became Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Manpower while continuing to serve as Acting Minister for Manpower. On 1 May 2014, he was promoted to full Minister.[9] On 9 April 2015, Tan relinquished his portfolio as Minister for Manpower and became Minister for Social and Family Development as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.[10]
Since January 2014, Tan has been serving as the president of the Singapore National Olympic Council.[11]
During the 2015 general election, Tan joined a five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC again and they won with 64.07% of the vote against the Workers' Party. After the election, Tan continued serving as Minister for Social and Family Development. On 11 September 2017, he resigned his Cabinet portfolio and became the 10th Speaker of Parliament after the post was vacated by Halimah Yacob when she resigned to contest in the 2017 Singaporean presidential election.[12][13]
Tan retained his parliamentary seat in Kembangan–Chai Chee after his five-member PAP team contesting in Marine Parade GRC during the 2020 general election won again with 57.74% of the vote against the Workers' Party (WP). After the election, he continued serving as Speaker of Parliament.
On 11 July 2023, Tan made a public apology to WP MP Jamus Lim after a clip of him using "unparliamentary language" during a 17 April parliamentary sitting was shared on Reddit. As Speaker of Parliament, Tan was heard saying "fucking populist" shortly after Lim had finished a 20-minute speech urging the PAP government to further help lower-income groups and to establish an official poverty line. Lim accepted his apology.[14][15]
Resignation
On 17 July 2023, both Tan and Cheng Li Hui simultaneously resigned from Parliament and as members of the PAP due to "propriety and personal conduct".[16] Prime Minister and PAP's Secretary-General Lee Hsien Loong confirmed that Tan, who is married, and Cheng were having an extramarital affair, since at least 2020.[17] In a statement, Lee responded to their resignation letters that their resignations were "necessary" to "to maintain the high standards of propriety and personal conduct which the PAP has upheld all these years."[18][19] Their respective parliamentary seats at Marine Parade GRC and Tampines GRC were subsequently left vacant, and the workload for Tan's Kembangan–Chai Chee division of Marine Parade GRC and Cheng's Tampines East division of Tampines GRC were distributed among the other MPs in their respective GRCs. Tan also resigned his position as Speaker of the Parliament.[16]
Personal life
Tan is married with two children. He identifies as a Christian.[20][21] On 17 July 2023, it was revealed that he had an extramarital affair with fellow politician Cheng Li Hui since at least 2020, which consequently led to their resignations from politics.[22]
References
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- ^ "Reaching Out Operation Flying Eagle" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "cyberpioneer - News - 3 Div gets new commander (21 Jan 08)". Mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "News - Update on SAF Relief Operations (08 Jan 05)". MINDEF. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Parting Shot: Reflections from BG Tan Chuan-Jin". Mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ a b "MP | Parliament Of Singapore". www.parliament.gov.sg.
- ^ "Tan Chuan-Jin still doesn't know why he was appointed Speaker of Parliament". Mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Tan and Wong promoted to full Minister". Channel NewsAsia. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Tan Chuan-Jin to helm MSF; Lim Swee Say to be Manpower Minister". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "SNOC New Executive Committee Elected". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
- ^ Chuan, Toh Yong (5 September 2017). "Tan Chuan-Jin to become new Speaker of Parliament, Desmond Lee to helm Ministry of Social and Family Development". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Tan Chuan-Jin becomes Singapore's 10th Speaker of Parliament". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin apologises for using 'unparliamentary language'". CNA. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ Lee, Amanda (11 July 2023). "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin apologises to Jamus Lim for 'unparliamentary language' caught on hot mic". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin, MP Cheng Li Hui resign over 'propriety and personal conduct'". CNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Goh, Yan Han (17 July 2023). "Inappropriate relationship between Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui continued despite counselling: PM Lee". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "PMO | Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin's resignation". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "PMO | Statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong on MP Cheng Li Hui's resignation". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Ong, Gabriel (26 June 2020). "Can a politician be religious? Tan Chuan-Jin on living out his faith in the public eye". Thirst. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Tan, Huey Ying (29 June 2020). ""Stay anchored on your purpose": Mr Tan Chuan-Jin shares how faith and politics converge in public and private". Salt&Light. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Min, Ang Hwee. "Tan Chuan-Jin, Cheng Li Hui continued 'inappropriate relationship' even after being told to stop: PM Lee". CNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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